Use this window to enter information regarding participant categories. All fields on this window are optional.
How to Access the Participant Plan Other Information – Flags tab
On the Setup menu, point to Participants and then click Participant Plan Other Information. The Participant Plan Other Information – Flags tab window displays.
Explanation of Fields
Field Name |
Field Description |
Required / Optional |
Discrimination Only |
Select this check box if the participant is eligible for but not participating in the Plan and should be included in the discrimination testing process. Statements will not be sent to these participants even if there is an account balance. This field is used for billing purposes only. |
Optional |
Five Percent Owner |
Select this check box if the participant owns more than 5% interest in an employer in one of the following ways: 1. The stock of a corporate employer 2. The voting power in stock of a corporate employer 3. The capital or profits interest of a non-incorporated employer. |
Optional |
Ten Percent Owner |
Select this check box if the participant owns more than 10% interest in an employer in one of the following ways: 1. The stock of a corporate employer 2. The voting power in stock of a corporate employer 3. The capital or profits interest of a non-incorporated employer. |
Optional |
Company Officer |
Select this check box if a participant is an executive, key employee or highly compensated employee who is employed and has continued service with an employer. |
Optional |
Shareholder Employee |
Select this check box if the employee owned more than 5% of the corporation's stock at any time during the year. |
Optional |
Owner Employee |
Select this check box if the person is a sole proprietor or partner owning more than 10% of either the capital interest or profits interest. |
Optional |
Among 10 Highest Paid |
Select this check box if a participant is one of the 10 employees owning the largest number of shares of the employer and having compensation in excess of the annual defined contribution limit. |
Optional |
Key Employee |
Select this check box if a participant is a key employee. |
Optional |
Prohibit Restricted Stock Trades |
Select this check box to indicate that this participant is an "insider" and cannot trade or buy funds specified in the Setup > Funds > Blackout Periods option. |
Optional |
Allow Diversification |
Select this check box to indicate that the participant has attained the status necessary to be exempt from any investment election restrictions imposed by the Plan. See also: Advanced Features |
Optional |
Enrollment Record |
Select this check box to permit a participant to access the Participant Site for the purpose of entering demographic information. |
Optional |
Non-Resident Alien |
Select this check box if the participant is a non-resident alien. |
Optional |
Non Owners requesting 401(a)(9) MRD |
Select this check box if 1. a participant is grandfathered (birth date before 1918 and is not a 5% owners) and still wants to receive a minimum distribution or 2. a participant is active, over 70.5, and would still like to receive a minimum distribution. |
Optional |
Union Employee |
Select this check box if the participant is a union employee. |
Optional |
Subject to Collective Bargaining |
Select this check box if the participant is subject to collective bargaining. |
Optional |
Electronic Authorization |
Select this check box if the participant has submitted an Electronic Signature Authorization Form (ESAF). |
Optional |
Include in Multiple-Plan Rebalance |
TSM SmartClient selects this check box automatically when this option is selected on the Setup > Plans > Plan - Other tab. If the check box is not selected and you want to include this individual participant in the multiple Plan rebalance process, select it here. Note: For the participant to be included in reallocations on the Multiple Plan Reallocations window, you must select this check box, as well as the identical check box on the Setup>Plans>Plan - Other tab. |
Optional |
Segregated Accounting |
Select this check box to differentiate a participant's account from other participant's accounts. If the participant is flagged as 'Segregated Accounting', then you can exclude these participants from eligibility updates by selecting this check box on the Setup>Plans>Participant Eligibility Rules window. |
Optional |
Management Accounting |
Select this check box to designate this participant as part of a management account in order to define a separate account for that participant. If the participant is flagged as 'Management Accounting', then you can exclude this participant from eligibility updates by selecting this check box on the Setup>Plans>Participant Eligibility Rules window. |
Optional |
Excluded Service Group |
Select this check box to include this participant as a member of an excluded service group. An excluded service group is used in cross testing for comparability purposes. |
Optional |
Family Number |
Enter the number of participants if a participant is within the same family unit. TSM SmartClient uses this number for family aggregation. |
Optional |
Ownership |
Optional |